The cutdown will come by 4 p.m. Friday. It's going to be one of the most difficult ones I've seen in 17 years of covering the Steelers.

This team is deep and talented.
Posted by Dale Lolley at 12:59 AM 2 comments Links to this post

The Lakelander

09-04-2009, 08:10 AM

I agree with everything he stated.

Right on the money!

Except maybe Summers did beat out Davis last night. That to me was the job he was competing for ... the lead blocker role.

KeiselPower99

09-04-2009, 09:05 AM

the final safety spot comes down to Mundy and Roy Lewis. Both had a good game last night. Also I think what Redman did wa she ran over Carolinas first team d for that TD.

Hotrodder07

09-04-2009, 09:27 AM

I agree with everything he stated.

Right on the money!

Except maybe Summers did beat out Davis last night. That to me was the job he was competing for ... the lead blocker role.

That was the job he was competing for. It's just a matter of who the Steelers think has more importance to the team now. It seems to me that Carey Davis and Frank the Tank have just about the same blocking ability, but I think that Frank has more ability when running the ball. The last thing to consider is who does better on special teams. Carey Davis or Frank? If it were up to me, I'd keep Frank, but who knows what they'll do.

mmalone

09-04-2009, 09:32 AM

That was the job he was competing for. It's just a matter of who the Steelers think has more importance to the team now. It seems to me that Carey Davis and Frank the Tank have just about the same blocking ability, but I think that Frank has more ability when running the ball. The last thing to consider is who does better on special teams. Carey Davis or Frank? If it were up to me, I'd keep Frank, but who knows what they'll do.

dont forget the 4 or 5 year gap in age....

stlrtruck

09-04-2009, 09:36 AM

I'm sorry but from what I've seen of Summers, he's had some good blocks in the middle and he just needs to catch up to the speed of the game on some of the outside blocks that he has missed.

I think Summers could be crucial to revitalizing our running game. I can imagine Summers and McHugh in the game to act as blockers for either Parker or Moore.

The Lakelander

09-04-2009, 09:49 AM

I agree that Summers has more upside than Davis.

Davis has stuck around here long enough man!

He's been a good Steeler ... not a great Steeler.

Just like it was when he was an undrafted rookie .... it's time another young kid gets his shot!

Davis won't get picked up by another NFL team, so even if he's sacking groceries, we can always bring him back later if Summers gets hurt.

stb_steeler

09-04-2009, 01:29 PM

the final safety spot comes down to Mundy and Roy Lewis. Both had a good game last night. Also I think what Redman did wa she ran over Carolinas first team d for that TD.

Thats gonna be a tough call. Both Mundy and Lewis were awesome. Lewis was all over the place lastnight. And mundy for the pick 6.

Fire Haley

09-04-2009, 01:40 PM

For a second there I thought mesa was gonna do some talking.

I should have known better.

Rek

09-04-2009, 02:00 PM

I think Redman should be ranked higher than Moore on the RB depth chart. He is a better goal line / 3rd down back than Moore is and Russel was.

Parker and Mendenhall - Primary RBs. Great 1-2 punch
Redman - The new Gary Russell. 3rd down back.
Moore - Should be used for check-downs and screens mostly.

LVSteelersfan

09-04-2009, 02:12 PM

Redman is better than Gary Russell. But that is not saying much. Russell sucked. Anyone who thinks Redman is going to unseat Moore is crazy. Redman may squeak by and make the team but he will not suit up for games. Frank the Tank has a better chance of suiting up because he is a FB. If he beats out Carey Davis (PLEASE) then he has more of a chance of getting playing time than Redman does. Mendenhall will get those goal line carries.

Rek

09-04-2009, 02:22 PM

Redman is better than Gary Russell. But that is not saying much. Russell sucked. Anyone who thinks Redman is going to unseat Moore is crazy. Redman may squeak by and make the team but he will not suit up for games. Frank the Tank has a better chance of suiting up because he is a FB. If he beats out Carey Davis (PLEASE) then he has more of a chance of getting playing time than Redman does. Mendenhall will get those goal line carries.

Call me crazy then. IMO, the FB is a dying breed and you will start to see it become obsolete.

stlrtruck

09-04-2009, 03:58 PM

Call me crazy then. IMO, the FB is a dying breed and you will start to see it become obsolete.

It will be gone long enough for people to forget about it and then some idiot will bring it back in to his offense and the media hypes will call him a genius! Then Dick LeBeau will pull out his playbooks and in 2 plays destroy the FB and the media hypes will wonder how he got to be such an awesome defensive coordinator!

steeltheone

09-04-2009, 05:11 PM

So why did Gary Russell suck?

steelwalls

09-04-2009, 08:11 PM

IMO Summers gets in. The kid can throw bodies around, and he's not a bad runner. I also think he can put a hurtin on people if he gets out there on special teams.

As far as the game itself, we took it to them in a big way. Wish I could have watched it, had to listen to it on internet radio....blhaaaa

HometownGal

09-04-2009, 09:04 PM

The cutdown will come by 4 p.m. Friday. It's going to be one of the most difficult ones I've seen in 17 years of covering the Steelers.

I said precisely this last night in the Game Day thread. Tomlin was faced with a lot of difficult decisions and I can't remember any cutdown being this difficult in recent seasons. On a good note, however, it means the Steelers are pretty deep in key positions which is a huge positive. :thumbsup::applaudit: